Autonomous selection of a physical downlink control channel beam

Abstract

Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may select, from a plurality of search space sets associated with a plurality of control resource sets, a subset of the plurality of search space sets to monitor. The UE may monitor the subset of the plurality of search space sets, to receive a downlink control information message, for a physical downlink control channel beam associated with the subset of the plurality of search space sets. Numerous other aspects are provided.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A method of wireless communication performed by a user equipment (UE), comprising:
 selecting, from a plurality of search space sets associated with a plurality of control resource sets, a subset of the plurality of search space sets to monitor for repetitions of a downlink control information message, wherein the subset of the plurality of search space sets is defined by a common quasi-co-location parameter; and 
 monitoring the subset of the plurality of search space sets, to receive the downlink control information message, for a physical downlink control channel beam associated with the subset of the plurality of search space sets. 
 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the subset of the plurality of search space sets is further defined by a common transmission configuration indicator state. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of control resource sets are associated with a plurality of different quasi-co-location parameters or a plurality of different transmission configuration indicator states. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the downlink control information message is conveyed over each of the plurality of search space sets. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 storing configuration information identifying at least one of the plurality of control resource sets, the plurality of search space sets, or a plurality of downlink control information formats for which the downlink control information message is repeated; and 
 determining the plurality of control resource sets and the plurality of search space sets based at least in part on the stored configuration information. 
 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 1 , wherein a content of the downlink control information message is repeated across the plurality of control resource sets and the plurality of search space sets, and
 wherein at least one of the plurality of control resource sets or the plurality of search space sets have a plurality of configurations. 
 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 6 , wherein the plurality of configurations relate to
 at least one of: 
 a control resource set bandwidth, 
 a duration, or 
 an aggregation level. 
 
     
     
       8. A user equipment (UE) for wireless communication, comprising:
 a memory; and 
 one or more processors, coupled to the memory, configured to:
 select, from a plurality of search space sets associated with a plurality of control resource sets, a subset of the plurality of search space sets to monitor for repetitions of a downlink control information message, wherein the subset of the plurality of search space sets is defined by a common quasi-co-location parameter; and 
 monitor the subset of the plurality of search space sets, to receive the downlink control information message, for a physical downlink control channel beam associated with the subset of the plurality of search space sets. 
 
 
     
     
       9. The UE of  claim 8 , wherein the subset of the plurality of search space sets is further defined by a common transmission configuration indicator state. 
     
     
       10. The UE of  claim 8 , wherein the plurality of control resource sets are associated with a plurality of different quasi-co-location parameters or a plurality of different transmission configuration indicator states. 
     
     
       11. The UE of  claim 8 , wherein the downlink control information message is conveyed over each of the plurality of search space sets. 
     
     
       12. The UE of  claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to:
 store configuration information identifying at least one of the plurality of control resource sets, the plurality of search space sets, or a plurality of downlink control information formats for which the downlink control information message is repeated; and 
 determine the plurality of control resource sets and the plurality of search space sets based at least in part on the stored configuration information. 
 
     
     
       13. The UE of  claim 8 , wherein a content of the downlink control information message is repeated across the plurality of control resource sets and the plurality of search space sets, and
 wherein at least one of the plurality of control resource sets or the plurality of search space sets has a plurality of configurations. 
 
     
     
       14. The UE of  claim 13 , wherein the plurality of configurations relate to at least one of:
 a control resource set bandwidth, 
 a duration, or 
 an aggregation level. 
 
     
     
       15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions for wireless communication, the one or more instructions comprising:
 one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a user equipment (UE), cause the one or more processors to:
 select, from a plurality of search space sets associated with a plurality of control resource sets, a subset of the plurality of search space sets to monitor for repetitions of a downlink control information message, wherein the subset of the plurality of search space sets is defined by a common quasi-co-location parameter; and 
 monitor the subset of the plurality of search space sets, to receive the downlink control information message, for a physical downlink control channel beam associated with the subset of the plurality of search space sets. 
 
 
     
     
       16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the subset of the plurality of search space sets is further defined by location parameter or a common transmission configuration indicator state. 
     
     
       17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the plurality of control resource sets are associated with a plurality of different quasi-co-location parameters or a plurality of different transmission configuration indicator states. 
     
     
       18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the downlink control information message is conveyed over each of the plurality of search space sets. 
     
     
       19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:
 store configuration information identifying at least one of the plurality of control resource sets, the plurality of search space sets, or a plurality of downlink control information formats for which the downlink control information message is repeated; and 
 determine the plurality of control resource sets and the plurality of search space sets based at least in part on the stored configuration information. 
 
     
     
       20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 15 , wherein a content of the downlink control information message is repeated across the plurality of control resource sets and the plurality of search space sets, and
 wherein at least one of the plurality of control resource sets or the plurality of search space sets has a plurality of configurations. 
 
     
     
       21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of  claim 20 , wherein the plurality of configurations relate to at least one of:
 a control resource set bandwidth, 
 a duration, or 
 an aggregation level. 
 
     
     
       22. An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:
 means for selecting, from a plurality of search space sets associated with a plurality of control resource sets, a subset of the plurality of search space sets to monitor for repetitions of a downlink control information message, wherein the subset of the plurality of search space sets is defined by a common quasi-co-location parameter; and 
 means for monitoring the subset of the plurality of search space sets, to receive the downlink control information message, for a physical downlink control channel beam associated with the subset of the plurality of search space sets. 
 
     
     
       23. The apparatus of  claim 22 , wherein the subset of the plurality of search space sets is further defined by a common transmission configuration indicator state. 
     
     
       24. The apparatus of  claim 22 , wherein the plurality of control resource sets are associated with a plurality of different quasi-co-location parameters or a plurality of different transmission configuration indicator states. 
     
     
       25. The apparatus of  claim 22 , wherein the downlink control information message is conveyed over each of the plurality of search space sets. 
     
     
       26. The apparatus of  claim 22 , further comprising:
 means for storing configuration information identifying at least one of the plurality of control resource sets, the plurality of search space sets, or a plurality of downlink control information formats for which the downlink control information message is repeated; and 
 means for determining the plurality of control resource sets and the plurality of search space sets based at least in part on the stored configuration information. 
 
     
     
       27. The apparatus of  claim 22 , wherein a content of the downlink control information message is repeated across the plurality of control resource sets and the plurality of search space sets, and
 wherein at least one of the plurality of control resource sets or the plurality of search space sets has a plurality of configurations. 
 
     
     
       28. The apparatus of  claim 27 , wherein the plurality of configurations relate to at least one of:
 a control resource set bandwidth, 
 a duration, or 
 an aggregation level.